2014-09-06 – 2014-09-07 · Cresskill, NJ · 📍 Cresskill, NJ 07626
Grand Champion: Rhode Hog BBQ (654.8684) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ GURU
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 77% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2916 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
Rogue Hog BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 9–10: TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ and BEERBEQUE tied on 164.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Q HAVEN BBQ edged BEERBEQUE by 0.0228. Pork places 8–9: Jacked Up edged GARDEN STATE PORKWAY by 0.0228.
QUE AND A HALF MEN turned in 172.0000 in chicken — past the 169.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: QUE AND A HALF MEN (won 2013).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-07 | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ | 26 | 672.5488 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2014-09-06 ← this one | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ 07626 | 31 | 654.8684 | Rhode Hog BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2015-09-26 | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ 07626 | 35 | 674.8116 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | FIRE DOWN BELOW |
| 2017-09-30 | Cresskill, NJ | 100 3rd st | 31 | 681.7256 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0000 | 168.0228 | 164.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4400 | 162.2744 | 159.3828 |
| Pork | 170.2856 | 166.2972 | 158.8456 |
| Brisket | 168.5600 | 165.1200 | 158.2856 |
31 entries · top 654.8684 · median 624.6404
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 5 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 10 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 11 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 12 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 13 | Jacked Up | |
| 14 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 15 | BICOASTAL BBQ | |
| 16 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 18 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 20 | HOG SNIPERS | |
| 21 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 22 | QUEGASM | |
| 23 | KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS | |
| 24 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW | |
| 26 | BBQS AND MORE | |
| 27 | TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ | |
| 28 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 29 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 30 | Capt'n Dick;s BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | Dave's BBQ Garage |
31 entries · top 172.0000 · median 160.6056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 2 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 4 | QUEGASM | |
| 5 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 6 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 7 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 8 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 9 | TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 11 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 13 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 14 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 15 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 16 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 17 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW | |
| 21 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 22 | Jacked Up | |
| 23 | KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS | |
| 24 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | BICOASTAL BBQ | |
| 26 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 27 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | HOG SNIPERS | |
| 29 | BBQS AND MORE | |
| 30 | Capt'n Dick;s BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | Dave's BBQ Garage |
31 entries · top 171.4400 · median 153.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 4 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | HOG SNIPERS | |
| 6 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 8 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 9 | Jacked Up | |
| 10 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 11 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 12 | KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS | |
| 13 | TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 15 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | QUEGASM | |
| 17 | BBQS AND MORE | |
| 18 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 19 | BICOASTAL BBQ | |
| 20 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 21 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW | |
| 23 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 24 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 25 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 26 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 27 | Capt'n Dick;s BBQ LLC | |
| 28 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 29 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 30 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 31 | Dave's BBQ Garage |
31 entries · top 170.2856 · median 154.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 5 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 6 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 7 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 8 | Jacked Up | |
| 9 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 10 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 12 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 13 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 16 | HOG SNIPERS | |
| 17 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BICOASTAL BBQ | |
| 19 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW | |
| 21 | BBQS AND MORE | |
| 22 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 24 | KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS | |
| 25 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 26 | TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 28 | QUEGASM | |
| 29 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 30 | Capt'n Dick;s BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | Dave's BBQ Garage |
31 entries · top 168.5600 · median 153.1312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 4 | THE BBQ GURU | |
| 5 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 6 | BIKER BBQ | |
| 7 | BICOASTAL BBQ | |
| 8 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 9 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 11 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 12 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 13 | QUEGASM | |
| 14 | HOG SNIPERS | |
| 15 | Dave's BBQ Garage | |
| 16 | Jacked Up | |
| 17 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 18 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 19 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 20 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 21 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 23 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BBQS AND MORE | |
| 27 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 28 | BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW | |
| 29 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 30 | Capt'n Dick;s BBQ LLC | |
| 31 | TOWERS OF FOOD BBQ |